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  1. Not a system I'd want in the U.S. There is a problem with the whole everyone votes on every law that may not be readily apparent but essentially everyone is their own politician/lawmaker. Now I don't know about your neighbors but the guys who run a meth lab out of their RV don't exactly make for the best lawmakers. Also, when you have everyone responsible for being their own lawmaker and they all have to know their local laws, that requires a certain amount of focus, and quite frankly, most people don't have that focus, in my experience, including myself. One of the fundamental building blocks of modern society is the division of labor and responsibilities. We're not all our own mechanics, we're not all our own doctors, we're not all our own policemen, we're not all our own teachers, we're not all our own lawyers, but all of a sudden we'll all be expected to become our own lawmakers and legal eagles? Sounds like a recipe for disaster, in my humble opinion. I truly am glad that it works for the Swiss but I cannot imagine it working for most countries.
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